# N245DF: Fellows Dean R RV-6, registration cancelled 1999-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fellows Dean R RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/fellows-dean-r-rv-6) (registry code 05605BE)
- Serial number: 23315
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1997
- Last registry action: August 14, 1997
- Mode S code: A242E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Fellows Dean R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FELLOWS%20DEAN%20R)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9968° N, 96.7885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75252, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=245DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245DF-1999-01-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Fellows Dean R RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/fellows-dean-r-rv-6.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX337), Aug 8, 1998: ENGINE. MISMANUFACTURED. THIS ENGINE WAS INSTALLED NEW ON A HOMEBUILT KIT VAN RV-6 AIRCRAFT. DUIRNG CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PROPELLER BECAME LOOSE CAUSING A VIBRATION. THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT C

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA108), Aug 8, 1998: Dean R. Fellows Vans RV-6 (N245DF), Bainbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly modify the crankshaft per the manufacturers service instructions for installation of a fixed pitch propeller and to apply proper torque values to the propellers…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980808029929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808029929A), Aug 8, 1998: Amtr RV6 (N245DF), Bainbridge, GA, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft departed mobile, ala. At approximately 1200 local time enroute to hernando county, FL. See narrative # ATL98LA108 (.4) on August 8, 1998,…

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